Mali Launches Fresh Airstrikes as Army Hammers Rebel Stronghold in Kidal

Mali Launches Fresh Airstrikes as Army Hammers Rebel Stronghold in Kidal | Firstpost Africa

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Mali’s military has launched fresh airstrikes on the northern city of Kidal after rebel groups and Al Qaeda-linked fighters seized key territories across the region. Bamako says the strikes will intensify as it battles Tuareg separatists and the jihadist group JNIM for control of northern Mali. The renewed fighting comes despite years of Russian security support following the withdrawal of French and UN forces. As instability spreads across the Sahel, the conflict is now testing not only Mali’s military government, but also the limits of Russia’s influence in West Africa.

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